PELLA — Trailing by 10 with under 7:30 remaining in the game, the Central College men’s basketball team stormed back and overtook preseason favorite Dubuque in a 72-67 win Wednesday night. It was a tightly played first half, but the Dutch (11-3, 2-1 Iowa Conference) used a 7-0 run in the final three minutes to […]
PELLA — Behind a career-high 31-point performance from sophomore guard Emily Dine (Oldsmar, Fla./East Lake HS), the Central College women’s basketball squad won its first Iowa Conference contest of the season, a 74-63 victory over Dubuque Wednesday night. Dine becomes just the 32nd women’s basketball player in Dutch history to post a 31-point game, the […]
On Jan. 8, 2016, the Mahaska County Sheriff’s office investigated a money scam in rural Mahaska County. The scammers would call and leave a threatening message that they owed extra tax money because their (the victims) accountants had filed incorrectly, and would then direct the victims to send money via pre-paid credit cards. The scammers […]
SAVE Education Funds for Water Quality? This session, not even a week old, has seen considerable discussion already around Iowa’s SAVE fund. Many of you have contacted legislators concerning this fund, so here is some background information. The Governor has introduced the idea that any extra money from this SAVE fund be used for his […]
IOWA FARM BUREAU-MENTORED ACCUGRAIN WINS TOP ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AT 97TH AMERICAN FARM BUREAU ANNUAL CONVENTION IN ORLANDO Real-Time Grain Inventory Startup and Renew Rural Iowa Award Winner Takes Home $30,000 in Prize Money During Rural Entrepreneurship Initiative Challenge ORLANDO, Fla. – January 12, 2016 – AccuGrain, a Rose Hill, Iowa-based agricultural technology startup, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Library welcomed a new director this week. Nicole Morgan comes to Oskaloosa from the Clive area, where she worked in various positions within their public library over the past 16 years, lastly serving as the library manager. During the process of looking at Oskaloosa, Nicole decided to do a bit […]
The filing period is now open for nominations by petition to fill the vacancy for the office of Mahaska County Attorney for term ending December 31, 2018. Petitions and an affidavit of candidacy must be filed in the Mahaska County Auditor’s Office by the deadline of Friday, April 8, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. Signatures required […]
Million Dollar Quartet is coming Thursday, January 28! This season’s big musical is coming up soon, and we’re taking a look at the ways we can make the experience even better for Oskaloosa! Million Dollar Quartet is a dynamic, exciting show about the night Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins came […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- Mahaska County Emergency Management Agency, in conjunction with the National Weather Service in Des Moines, will be conducting weather spotter training on February 23, 2016. According to Jamey Robinson, Mahaska County Emergency Management Agency Director, 911 Administrator citizens are a vital link in the timely and accurate flow of weather information into and […]
The 7th grade girl’s A team won a thrilling buzzer beater last night against Pella Christian 37-35. This is the best game that the girls have played all season! The girls came out aggressive and gave 100% for the whole game. We really focused on defense during practice this week and that showed up in […]
